Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-20
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ihe governor general of Canada will re-
turn to ousws soon after Nav "a prensra-
tons are on foot to give him an enthusiasts
reception.
Eighteen Thousand metal workers have
struck in Brussels. Troops sre being for
~srded to prevent strikers from committing
acts of violence.
The grocery store of Rowell East Kings
ton, n. ii, Was entered by burglars Wed.
nesdsy night The safe WAS blown open and
about SIS taken.
The German despatch boa, Fake ha. can
tured the English fishing vessel. Lady Godiva.
near the Island of Nordemey, and towed her
TO Wilhelshsven.
Gladstone says 1.-The ststemen, that l
have any intention of visiting America ia en-
tirely baseless."
| Lord Harrington and 20 other liberal
nnionists have seeded from the Eighty Club
IN consequence of the clubs approval of
Giadstone's Irish policy.
| About % brickmskers, EMPLOYED in 4. A.
Fosters yards in Cambridge, struck Thursday
morning on account Of the employment Of
an obnoxious sub foreman
! The California Fruit Union, "Wednesday
evening, shipped to Chicago from San Fran
cisco, the first car load of the cherries of
tins season. The rate WAS $500
| The Queen will review ten thousand Of the
poor school children at HYDE Park, on June
22d, and each will be presented with a mug
commemorating the Queen's jubilee.
| John Dawes & Sons, well known iron mas
ters of Staffordshire and Yorkshire Eng,
have failed. Their liabilities smount to
s5oo,ooO. Their assets are quite large
Six persons have been killed and robbed in
the vicinity Of Odran in Austria Seisia hv q
man who was recently released from prison.
The murderer has not yet been arrested.
| Nearly all the large brick manufacturers
OF Chicago needed the request 10 close their
yards. This action throws nearly 1000 em-
ployes out with 1000 attendant teamster..
Thursday afternoon at Cheshire, Conn., a
tramp, about 20 years old, outraged a girl Of
l6 about mile and half north Of the CEN
tire OF the town. At midnight no arrest had
been made.
Januschek, the actress, who suffered a
fracture of the wrist at a hotel at Newport
X. L., Tuesday night, is doing we'll She
expects to be able to resume her engagement
in couple of weeks.
Several of the Sharp jurors were excused
Thursday by mutual consent or on c. lllenges
by the prosecution. Others were accepted in
their places and when the court adjourned
the box was again full.
In conversation with a reporter of a
Chicago paper, Wednesday, Senators Beck
and Voorhees, expressed the opinion that the
President would call an extra session Of
Congress by Oct. lst, to consider the revenue
| taxation.
gentleman in the confidence of Lord Sal
isbury, the British minister of foreign af
/ fan is tattn ,.tt lac,
semi-ofh ciai capacity for the resumption Of
official relations between the Vatican and
Englsnd
Gen. James l.. Selfrdge, n hero of the
war and prominent citizen of Philadelphia,
committed suicide Thursday afternoon by
shooting himself through the head; aged 62
years. He has sBtl red several years with
Brghts disease.
Capt John Bridges, a veteran sea captain,
OF late employed at Ediy's Yacht yard, at
Msrblehead, Mass, while rigging u sloop
yacht Thursday was struck deaf. The case
is remarkable for its suddenness, the captain
being in good health.
General Gene, the commonder of the Ital-
ian forces at Msssowah, has dissuaded the
government from carrying out its Absiunian
expedition on the ground that the cost and
the difficulty Of the undertaking would out
weigh the probable gain.
President Grew had conference with NJ.
DE Precinct, Thursday, and asked him to
form y cabinet NJ. De Precinct said he
would postpone the decision until he had
consulted gentlemen whom he desired to have
as colleagues in the ministry.
A French duel took place at Paris between
Victor HaddiDg, the husband Of Madame
Jane llajding, the well known French act
4
written an article insulting to Madame Had
ding's reputation. NJ. Lacour was seriously
wounded.
| The wife and aged mother of Melvin
Hunters were killed Thursday morning at
YouDg's Crossing, near Portsmouth, N. II.
Both were quite deaf They were riding in a
buggy and were struck by an express train
and instantly killed. No blame is attached
TO anyone.
Richard X. Fox, backer of Jake Kilrain,
said Thursday that he did not intend to make
a match with Sullivan. except under the
prize ring rules to finish, and for $4,000 or
& G, 900 a side and the diamond belt. II Sui
livan does not quickly respond Kilrain will
claim the championship.
| Hanlan left Worcester, Mass. Thursday
afternoon for the race with Gaudusr at Pull
man, az Jmpanied by Bubear, the English
champion. He took two boats, one built by
Davis Of Portland which arrived few min
uies before the trdin started. The other was
built by Blake of Boston
sleeper on the Denver & Rio Grande er-
press was derailed at Salids, Col, at 3 o'clock
Thursday morning. Oracle Leslie, leading
lady Of Kate Carleton's troupe, was instantly
killed. DIR. George Cox received a scalp
wound. Pullman car conductor Aubrey
was hurt on the head and hip.
| The general passenger agents Of the trunk
lines Thursday decided TO allow the Balti-
more & Ohio road and it's western branch,
the Ontario & Western, to share in the emf
| grant business at Castle Garden The rea-
| son for this accession was the admission Of
the roads to the pool Both roads agree not
to cut the pool rates on western passenger
charges.
According to Henry s. Ives the Baltimore
| & Ohio Telegraph, postal and other ndepen-
dent lines, are to be consolidated A. new
company Of which the Baltimore & Ohio will
take one-half the stock and obtain control.
Ives says the Western Union cannot get the
Baltimore Ohio system at any price.
Jast:ce Clifford at Nsngatuck, Conn, We'd
nesdsy sfternoon, bound Martin Phinney, the
wife slayer, over to the Superior court With
out bail and the deputy sheriff took him TO
New Haven. Since his incarceration he has
been delirious from his long spree. His VIC
tim suffered much during last night and died